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Matalom (IPA: ), officially the Municipality of Matalom (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Matalom; Waray: Bungto han Matalom; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matalom), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,586 people.
Poverty incidence of Leyte 10 20 30 40 2006 38.42 2009 36.31 2012 39.24 2015 32.80 2018 28.22 2021 20.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Leyte is a mixed agriculture, fishing, industrial, energy and mining. Rice is farmed in the lowland plains areas specifically those around Tacloban, while coconut farming, is the main cash crop in upland and mountainous areas. Sugarcane ...
These natural features often attract tourists and scuba divers, who arrive at the island by traveling from Matalom (in the province of Leyte). [1] The western and northern part of Canigao island is placed under nature protection as a sanctuary. Due to this, activities such as swimming, diving, fishing, snorkeling, and boating in the protected ...
Leyte was originally divided into four congressional districts from 1907 until 1931, when it was redistricted to five congressional districts by virtue of Act No. 3788. [ 1 ] When seats for the upper house of the Philippine Legislature were elected from territory-based districts between 1916 and 1935, the province formed part of the ninth ...
Leyte's 5th congressional district is one of the five congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Leyte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1931. [ 3 ]
The diocese comprises the entire province of Southern Leyte, and the towns of Matalom, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, and Inopacan, as well as the city of Baybay in the province of Leyte, with the Maasin Parish Cathedral as the seat of the diocese. [3] Distributed within its 2,505 square kilometers of land are 42 parishes, 1 quasi-parish and one ...
Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas under this district were reapportioned to the first district, and the district was redefined to consist of the city of Ormoc and the western municipalities of Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Kananga, and Matalom, all previously from the second district, from 1961 ...
Canigao Island, Matalom: Filipino April 5, 2021 [3] Capitol Building of the Philippines, 1944-1945 [4] Building Government Center Served as the capitol of the Philippines and where Sergio Osmeña was formally installed as president of the Commonwealth. Leyte Provincial Capitol, Tacloban City English 1950 The Cathedral of Palo: Palo Cathedral ...